[DeTomaso] New 351C book to be released soon

[Ken Green]

I think a book with short FAQ, Common Mistakes, and Cleveland Unique sections would be great.  I don't know how typical I am, but I hadn't torn an engine apart for over 25 years when I started working on the engine I have now.  The Tom Monroe book(s) seem to step through all the steps in rebuilding an engine, but it's easy for the stuff you need to see to get lost in material.  If a survey was taken of amature engine builders, and the results were included, it would be good.  
 
For example, I almost put the engine together without putting the oil pump shaft in from the oil pump end. which I think is OK for a Chevy?  I caught the error just in time to avoid it.
 
Ken

From: Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com>
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] New 351C book to be released soon

Hey Mr Jones,
Why don't you should incorporate a few more of those draft sections into 
your own book.
You'd get a few hundred pre-orders from the Pantera and Mustang groups.
dave


On 27/10/2011 10:00 AM, Daniel C Jones wrote:
>> I've never heard of him.  I suspect it's an Australian production.
> Des is a Kiwi who now lives in England.  Most of his titles cover British
> vehicles (Rover V8's, Minis, SU carbs, etc.).  I have his Rover V8 book.
> The production variations section of his Rover V8 book is very good but I
> get the idea that most of the technical information is gleaned from interviews
> with engine builders, not first hand knowledge.  As such, there are some
> errors in the book.  I'll wager he has very little experience with the 351C
> and gets most of his info from interviews with Australian engine builders.
> It'll be interesting to see if any of his data is pulled from internet
> postings.
>
> Barry Rabotnick mentioned he was working on a 351C book.  Barry is an
> FE big block specialist and his FE book is excellent (as is Jay Browns)
> but he's not that experienced with Cleveland V8s but his publisher
> contacted him about doing a 351C book to fill a void.  Barry posted on
> the 335 Series Engine Forum looking for 351C info.  I have most (if not
> all) of the information he was looking for and contacted him but never
> heard anything back.  Not sure but he might have been concerned he might
> have to split royalties with me as I had drafts of sections already
> written.
>
> Dan Jones
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